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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08

People who have been making holiday
trips from Shanghai during the races re-
port a greatly increased cultivation of the
poppy in various districts. One gentle
man says that about Kashing the guam
tity Of land now covered with poppies is
immense compared with that of last year
and extends all over the country in that
direction. Another says that near Ming
pc and up toward Ning-kong-ja he
passed and saw In the district large tracts
similarly covered, and neal Chapoo some
fields have been put TO the same use. IL
is evident that the country people are
going in extensively for the manufacture
of native opium, and it is highly proba-
BILE that they are doing 30 In most suita-
BILE places in the empire. The effect Of
this on the trade In foreign opium will no
doubt be great, and the cbeapening Of the
price Of imported and native drug may
have results which will be far from salts
factory 10 the honest opponents of the
opium trade and 10 the Peking govern
ment. Considering the rejection Of Sir
Robert Harris proposal 10 tax native
opium, and the extension OF poppy culti-
walton. we should find no more denun-
citation Of opium In The Picking Gazette
and other official documents.-Not
China Daily News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
OFF FOR A VACATION.

An Act Often Too Selfish TO be Entirely
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Swings Ideas.
The fact which mars the vacation Of
the average preacher is that there are so
many other people who cannot 60 out Of
town into the large field of sunshine and
air and trees. He knows of scores of
human beings who need q change and a
rest as much al he does; he knows Of
many whose body and soul are much
more bruised in the city treadmill than
are his; he knows clerks, officials, boys,
girls and laborers in general to whom q
week or a month in the kingdom Of ma
ture and liberty would be an inexpressi-
bic pleasure and good; TO go from all these
and rattle off for a play spell is often an
act too full of ~selfishness to be entirely
happy. II is too much like the effort Of
good mother to 60 of on a pleasure trip
and leave the children behind. She
finds that she has left her best happiness
behind along with the children.
There is plenty OF nonsense in the no
ton that such mird workers as lawyers,
editors, writers and preachers form a pc
culiar class Of sufferers, and that to them
a holiday is a matter of life OF death.
The real fact is that all persons whose
pursuit involves a confinement to a room
on a building need alike the restoring
hand of nature. Nature attempts TO heal
all her bruised reeds. Each night nature
comes with sleep TO build up the system
OF man and beast; but IL man has no place
for a good sleep, and not time for the
restoration, his cheek o grows pale and
his hand trembles.
At all times and in many ways nature
Is a healing force. II o preacher, a law
yer, or a clerk, or a sewing girl has sat
In a room for six or ten months away
from all those elements of air, light and
motion which contain power. then nature
longs to take hold of that famished pris-
lei and work upon him or her the great
healing art. II does not matter whether
the imprisoned person is a preacher or a
dressmaker, nature seems to desire to fill
the Office Of restorer. Indeed, this divine
healer would just as o apply her art to
a Robert Ingersoll as to dear Brother
Moody; for we are all round living in a
world where the rain and sun will heal a
bruised weed as kindly as they will a
stalk Of wheat or corn. Nature will BAN
dage a grape vine and a mullen stalk
without respect to persons.
As to the current notion hat brain
work is the enemy Of only the learned
professions, it must be kept in perpetual
remembrance that many a girl who is at
tempting to carry the burden Of life, sup
port self and a parent or a younger
brother performs an amount of brain
work not much surpassed by the profess
sional thinker. The worry over a SER
mon or a brief is not quite as wearing as
the worry over sisters doctor bill and
this months rent. The operator who
sits in a telegraph office may do brain
work enough in a day to run a law Office
for the same length Of time were the d.
rection of the power changed.-Professor
David Swing in Chicago Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
BEFORE DAWN.

M nieht pssseth on toward the morrow, ,
The stars fade away in the gloom;
And l call, with their Joys and their sorrow,
The ghosts OF the past from their tomb. .
y the whirlwinds and torrents Of passion;
BY the wrecks that are left as a sign;
BY each picture sweet memories fashion,
summon thy spirit 20 mine
n heeds me and nestles beside me,
Ifeel thy warm breathing at last;
And through gatewsys OF dreamland I guide thes
Blackjack TO the realms OF the past.
Midst bowers Of roses our path leads,
We heed not the thorns II they gall,
For Joys that we grasp while the heart bleeds,
May still be the sweetest Of all.
Through castles that had no foundations,
Yet reached 10 the skies ere they fell,
And though frailest Of fancy's creations,
Were roads toward heaven or hell.
30 the morn's woven into the morrow,
Twin threads In eternity's loom:
And the ghosts, with their Joys and their sorrow,
Glide back to their shadowy tomb.
Charles L. Lawrence.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
New YORK.. street Railway.

There are in the city Of New York
nearly $50 miles OF street railway, di-
vided among the sixteen companies, the
iron rails required TO lay the tracks Of
which, IL stretched out in a continuous
line, would extend from New York 10
jacksonville, Fla. Over these tracks. for
the last year Of which a report has been
made. notwithstanding the 500, 900 daily
passengers on the elevated roads, there
were carried the almost incredible num-
Der Of i71,4O9, 927 passengers. To trans
po-t this immense mass Of humanity
there were required 2,04s cars, i5.4O7
horses and 0,062 employees. The total
stock OF all the companies is represented
By over $50, 000, 000.-The Argonaut.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08

Some months ago / mentioned in these
letters the ~graphopbone. The remark
able little talking machine seems likely,
in short order, to revolutionize the pres
ent methods Of correspondence. Ii is no
bigger than q mans hat, cost but a few
dollars, Is SC simple that a child can OPP
crate 1t, and with equal facility il records
speech, and retranslates into sound speech
that which has been recorded elsewhere.
The chief commercial value Of the
graphophone will probably result from
its use for correspondence. When 1t is
generally employed, a business man, in
stead of writing his letters. or even die
tating them to a stenographer, will sit
down and talk to the little cylinder. He
car answer his letters as rapidly as he can
talk, using a cylinder for each letter, and
slipping it off before using another. He
will then mail these cylinders direct to
his correspondents. They will slip them
on to similar machines and listen to the
very voice and intonations of the speaker.
By the employment Of a little gathering
received at the ear, the voice becomes
clear and the articulation distinct, with
out any of the vagueness and uncertainty
that charactize the utterances of its pro-
genitor, the old monograph. i accom-
panied Gen. Villas to look at the wonder
full machine the other DAY. He was de-
lighted, and said the cylinders could be
sent through the postoffice anywhere for
a cent. He wanted to buy one immedi-
ately.
The g~raphophone is believed to have
much subordinate utility in its employ
ment as a toy, as a record Of family and
friendly voices, and for reporting. The
announcement is here made for the first
time that congressional reporting will be
done next winter with the aid Of this lit
tie marvel. As it has no power of re-
vision, and never 'polishes off, speech,
members will do well to be careful what
they say.-Washington Cor. Kansas City
Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
Tbs Use of Flies.

The particular office Of flies appears to
be the consumption Of those dead and
minute animals whose decaying myriads
would otherwise poison the air. 1t was
a remark of Linneus that three flies
could consume n dead horse sooner than
. lion could. He doubtless included the
families Of three flies. A single fly, the
naturalist tells ms, win sometimes pro-
duce 10000 larvae, each of which in a
few days may be the parent Of another
10000. and thus the descendants Of three
dies will soon devosr an animal much
larger than a horse. Boston Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
Napoleon on the Bellerophon.

On the 18th Of July, 1915, Napoleon
surrendered himself on board the British
man of war Bellerophon. OF his appear
ance and bodily condition during the two
months of his stay on this vessel we have
an interesting account in the narrative
of Capt. Maitland, who commanded the
ship. Maitland describes him as "a re-
markably strong, well built man, about
five feet seven inches high, his limbs par
ticularly well formed, with a fine ankle
and very small foot, of which he seemed
rather vain, as he always wore, while on
board the ship, silk stockings and shoes.
His hands were also very small, and had
the plumpness Of a woman's rather than
the robustness of a mans. His eyes light
gray, teeth good, and when he smiled
the expression of his c~ountenance was
highly pleasing; when under the infiu-
ence of disappointment, however, il as
sumed a dark, gloomy east. His hair
was of a very dark brown, nearly ap-
preaching black, and, though a little
thin ON the top and front, had not a gray
hair among it. His complexion was a
very uncommon one, being of a light,
sallow color, differing from any other I
ever met with. From his having become
corpulent be had lost much Of his per-
sonal activity, and, if We are to give
credit to those who attended him, a very
considerable portion of his mental energy
was also gone. 1t is certain his habits
were very lethargic while he was on
board the Bellerophon; for, though he
went to bed at s or . O'Clock in the ven
ing and did not rise until about the same
hour in the morning, he frequently fell
asleep on the sofa in the cabin in the
course of the day. His general appear
ance was that of a man rather older than
he then was. "-Scribner's Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08
The Force Of Habit.

Your mind becomes habituated. Every
faculty Of your nature, your memory,
your appetite, your natural cravings,
longings, everything about you from
the top of your head 10 the callous ON
your heel. 4 dominated by habit. OBJ
vionly, then, the lesson for the day and
ths collect thereof suggest habits Of
mental elevation, moral excellence and
phyz<cal prudence.-Joe Towards Letter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-09-08

II as much time were required in COM
hitting a murder as IL takes to punish
the slayer, the murderers would all be
discouraged, and we might die in our
bsds.-Louisyille Courier journal.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
ELECTION NOTICE.


A r a County Court confined and held
u for the County OF Mason at the
Court House thereof on Friday, April
Sth, 1887, the following order WAS enter
ed:
WHEREAS, the Jail of Mason County,
West Virginia, is unsafe, inadequate and
unsuitable for the purposes of this coun-
tv; aud the Circuit Court OF said county
has taken steps to- compel the County
Court to build Jail that will meet the
requirements of the law upon this mat
ter. and
amount to pay for building such Jail
would be great burthen upon the tax
payers, but as the law wisely permits
issued to pay such Indebtedness running
from five to thirty-four years, and
WHEREAS. II Jail is built the neces-
sity will have arisen for the issuing of
said bonds to pay such Indebtedness.
1t is therefore ordered that vote be
taken OF the time, and by the Comlniss-
toner's OF the next School election TO be
held on the 18th day of MAY, 1887, at
each voting place in said county, upon
the questions connected with the debt
created by building said Jail, and if
three-tifths of the votes cast by legally
qualified voters for and against the prop
o>ition to build Jail and for issuing
bonds of the county to pay for it, then
the said County Court shall cause a Jail
not exceeding in cost Twenty-thousand
dollars to be built; aaSi when said Jail is
built or when any part contracted to be
built separately, shall have been com
pleted and received by the County Court,
the said Court to pay for the same shall
issue sufficient number of coupon
bonds of the county i'll denominations of
not less than Five-hundred dollars each,
due twenty years from the date thereof,
and redeemable at the pleasure nf the
County Couru at any time after five
years, bearing interest at rate OF not
more than six per cent. payable annual
ly: Provided, however, that the aggre-
crate amount of said bonds issued shall
not exceed the sum OF Thousand
dollars.
The ballots used at such election shall
have written or printed on them For
Jail and Bonds or against Jail and
Bonds and the said Commissioners
shall take said poll, record, certify and
return the same to the office OF the
Clerk of the County Court as the same
Is done at Il general election; and for tins
purpose the said County Clerk is order
ed to prepare and place in the hands OF
the said Commissioners OF Election at
each voting precinct, prior to the said
day OF election, proper poll books and
ballots.
1t is further ordered that the County
Court shall on the first Monday after
said election, in special session, ascer-
tain and declare the result thereof, and
the Clerk of the County Court is direct
ed to correspond with jail builders in
different parts OF the country and invite
plans, specifications and prices, and re-
port the same to the Court, and shall
have this order printed in each of the
papers published in said comfy for four
successive weeks prior to said election.
y copy teste:
J. P. Il B. SMITH, Clerk.
BY Jos. II. Holloway, Deputy.
apr Is 4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
COMMISSIONER,S SALE.

DY virtue of decree of the Circuit
ID Court of Mason county, West Vir-
ginia, entered on the 4th day of Febru-
airy, 1856, in the chancery cause of Will
liam kirtly and others against Ben
jamin Lewis and other, the undersigned
who was appointed Special Commits
sioner for the purpose. will sell at pub
lie auction, On the 18th day Of May.
1857, THAT being a court day. the fol-
lowing described lots OF land situated in
the Town of West Columbia, the same
being lots Nos. 1913 and 1874, and being
the same lots conveyed to James Lewis,
by C. ]. Znspon and wife, by deed dated
December 10th, 1870, and fully described
sin the bill and proceedings of said cause
to which reference is hereby had
{ TERMS OF SALE:-One-third of the
purchase money cash in hand on the
day of sale, the residue in two equal in
stallments in one and two years, taking
from the purchaser bonds with good Sc
curity bearing interest from day of sale
for the deferred payments, and retain
ing the legal title as a further security.
RANKIN WILEY, JR.,
Special Commissioner
1 hereby certify that bond has been
given as required by the decree of sale
in the above styled cause.
r. f. MITCHELL,
Clerk Circuit Court Mason county,
West Virginia.
apr Is 4w.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
Capt. oliver A. PheIpsfor Coun.
" SUPERINTENDENT.

The Democratic County Execu-
tive Committee, met last Saturday
afternoon, in this city, in the Office
of Beller & Timms, to consider the
propriety of calling convention fol-
the purpose of nominating eandi.
date for the office of County Super.
intendent of Free Schools. After
mature elaboration, they declined
to call a convention and recommend
ell to the Democrats of the county.
Capt Oliver a. Phelps. There were
two other candidates, Prof V. A.
Lewis and Jasper Rifle. They are
all good men and admirably fitted
for the position to which they aspir-
Ell. Recognizing the time honored
principles of the Democratic party
that the majority should rule, we
place the name of Capt Phelps at
orr mast head this week, commend
i.,g him to the suffrages of the citi-
liens for the county. who desire a
good, capable, honest and efficient
officer of that position. The Cap
tain served with distinction as a
Union soldier during the late war.
and wore his spurs upon more than
one hotly contested battle field from
Virginia to Alabama. He has been
closely identified with some of the
hest schools in the State for the past
fifteen years, and as an educator has
but few if any equals. We doubt
not his old comrades will rally to his
support, and give him rousing ma
jOrity. Elect him and you will never
regret it. for he will bring to the of
flee that rich experience and rare
executive ability it so badly needs.
The Captain will make it point to
visit his many friends throughout
the county between now and the
third Tuesday in May. We bespeak
for him warm support and cordial
welcome from the voters, more par
ticularly the old veterans of both
armies.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
CONDEMNATION NOTICE.

ITO Sophia Newman, (nee Hannah and
i Lewis Newman, her husband, Jennie
McCallister, (fee HANNAH and Nathan
McCalIister, her husband, Jennie Fow-
Ter, tnce UagndD,t and James Fowler,
her husband, Michael Kelly and Robert
Baker, the unknown creditors of L. S.
Hannah and Esom G. Hannah.
You will please take notice, that on
the 3rd day of May, 1887, an appIica-
ton will be made to the Circuit Court of
Mason County, West Virginia, at term
thereof to be held at the Court House
thereof ON that day, for the appoint
ment OF Commissioners to ascertain
just compensation to the persons entitled
thereto, for certain tracts of land here
matter mentioned, in which you are in
terested as owners, claimants or lien
holders, and fer such orders and pro-
ceedings as may be necessary to con-
denim the same, for the purpose herein
after named; the said tracts of land are
described as follows, to-wit:
One tract, beginning at station 972X05
OF the center line, where it crosses the
boundary line between lands of c. G.
Hunnel and h. S. Hannah, thence on a
tangent 3lSo IL w. 1920 > feet to Station
9SSX25.1; thence on a curve to the right
OF I9l0.0S feet radius 1855 feet to station
9S'ixs2, where center line crosses bound
airy line between lands OF said L. s. Ham
nan and Esom c. Hannah. The strip of
land desired being 100 feet wide, 20 feet
on hill side OF said center line and 80 #.
on the other side of the above described
center line through the said l.. s. Ham
mans land and contains 07-IO0 acres.
Another tract described as follows
to-wit: BEGINNING at station 9S9xS2 of the
center line where it crosses boundary line
between lands of Ed Hannah and Esom
@. Hannah; thence on a curve to the
right OF 1910 0S feet radius 4T57 feet to
Station 994X51.7, thence on a tangent
5. 81 06 w. 1903 feet to station
l0O6XCi5 where said center line crosses
boundary line between lands of said
Esom @. Hannah and Henry Gwinn.
The strip OF land desired being so feet
on each side of said center lire above
described from station 9S9xs2 to station
994 t4lS feet) and from station p94 to
station l006x65, 30 feet on each side OF
said center line and contains ? 7-lo
acres.
Plats OF which land marked 'sE. S. H.
and ''E. @. II. are filed with the appIi-
| cation in writing in the case, and which
tracts OF land are proposed to be taken
by THE OHIO RIVER RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
a corporation, duly created, and acting
under the laws of West Virginia. and
intended by said Company to be appro-
prlated for the purpose of constructing
and operating railroad under and by
virtue OF its act OF incorporation and the
| laws of said State
ONO RIVER RAILROAD CoMPANY,
BY James ID. Couch, Jr.. Counsel
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20

RED MUD.-The Assessor has made
his appearance in these parts.
Stacy Allis who has been quite
sick, is slowly recovering.
Surveyor John I. Shepherd has a
crew of workmen on the Kanawha
River road. This road is in great
need of repair.
Richard Poston is visiting his old
home near FadIey's settlement; that
he again may become permanent
citizen of this county, is the wish
of his many friends.
John Leopard received a very ug-
" cut while chopping timber on the
farm of Mr.. Isaac Long, almost sew
ering the great toe on his left foot.
Friday a week ago Commission
ers came out and took u look at Salt
Creek. What their intentions are
in regard to the location of the pro-
posed road through the lands of John
L. Hogg, we can only conjecture.
There is very little interest taken
in the coming election SO far as we
are able to learn.
The question of building a new
Jail should interest the Taxpayer.
AS Henderson is on the boom we
will give her a little airing next
week in the REGISTER, If the editor
is willing.
Sabbath School organized at Pts
gah last Sunday.
Lemuel Shifet and wife, of Mid
dleport, is visiting relatives in this
vicenity.
Married on last Thursday at the
home of the Brides parents, John
Neville and Miss Fannie Ball, both
of this county.
David simplsins of Five Mile, was
seen cautiously approaching the
residence of Joe Butler. What his
motives were we will explain later.
Forest fires have been frequent
in this neighborhood of late, doing
considerable damage.
Yep COOK.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
BIasrEEN ITnMs.-spring has

BIGsTEEN ITEMS Spring has
come and some of the farmers are
planting corn.
Theewriter had the pleasure ofat-
tending an exhibition given at Rose
Grange Hall, the 18th inst, which
was quite enjoyable. The young
people acquitted themselves in man
ner to be proud OF. and all went
home feeling that it was good to be
there.
Two of our young men started
last Sunday with one horse. to see
their girls, it was understood that
they would @ride and tie but one
rode to the appointed place, tied his
horse, went in to talk to the girls,
leaving his poor comrade to foot it.
Boys you should have a better I'M
derstanding the next time You start
out.
Misses Hattie and Blanche Mark
ham, of this place, will leave for
Kansas, in few weeks. We shall
be sorry to part with two of Big
steen's most estimable young ladies.
Mr.. Chas. Edwards, of Ironton,
Ohio, visited friends at this place,
last week.
Rev. R. w. Davis, is holding a
meeting at Harmony Church, assis-
ted by Rev. R. R. saddler. Consid-
cradle interest has been manifested.
Our genial young friend, Mr.. Web
ster Poffenbarger, was in this neigh
Dor, last week.
The Literary Society is still as
flourishing as a young hop-vine.
Miss Fannie Watt, is visiting
friends at Buffalo, this week.
The Cedar Grove School will close
in two weeks. Mr.. J. NJ. Hill has
taught this school this winter and
has given great satisfaction.
Mr.. John Adams and daughter,
Miss Emma, and Miss Sarah Bird,
We're at Gallipolis, last week.
XpEcTMoRE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-04-20
The legislature.

The Legislature meets in extraor-
binary session to-day, having been
called together by proclamation OF
the Governor. From the business
specifically assigned them, by the
wordy proclamation of his Excellen-
cy, the main business to be trans
acted seems to be warfare on rail
roads, and the passage of the appro-
priation bills, the last named of
which is necessary in order to oil
the wheels of the State government.
Other and more paramount objects,
beyond the personal ken of the Gov
ernor will take possession of the
minds of the average legislator, and
that is the election of a q. S. Sena-
tor. There can be no denial of the
fact, that the last named measures
viii enter largely into the delibera-
tons of that body. The election OF
a Senator is as much a part of their
uuty as anything else, the Governor
to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
and the issue ought to be, as it will
be-, met in a manly, democratic way
and settled. The passage of the APP
preparation bills, is an important
matter of Legislation, which will de-
lnand but a few days of the Legisla-
ture to put them in shape and final
passage. We will say en- PEASANT.
that further democratic success in
West Virginia depends largely upon
the determination of the selection OF
a L. S. Senator We say let the
majority in caucus rule, and down
with recalcitrants. ''Let her 60
Gallagher"